Re: XP Home Recovery Console Password Problem

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvp@yahoo.com)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvp@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:48:56 -0600

You must have admin rights to change the .net passport for someone else. 

-- 
Mark L. Ferguson   TabletPC MVP
Email address : marfer_mvp@yahoo.com  Subject: "QZ" + anything
All email without "QZ" in the subject line will be automatically deleted.
marfer's notes for XP  >  http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
.
"Don Cohen" <doncohen@lens-cap.nc.prestige.net> wrote in message news:eVfUsREgCHA.3964@tkmsftngp08...
> A follow-up question, Mark:
> 
> I've done a little reading on this command, and nobody else mentions running
> it from Safe Mode.  "Kelly's XP Korner" even includes a registry change to
> add "control userpasswords2" to the Control Panel.
> 
> Is there some reason this particular change needs to be run within Safe
> Mode?  I'm not challenging, just wanting to better understand this before I
> do something I'm not too knowledgeable about.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --
> Don
> Photo Website at:
> http://www.dlcphotography.net
> 
> [Remove the "lens cap" for email]
> 
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#p2wa85fCHA.3596@tkmsftngp08...
> Boot to Safe Mode.
> 
> go to start/run, and type
> 'control userpasswords2'
> 
> Uncheck "Users must enter a User name and password"
> 
> Fill out the dialog for Administrator with a blank password.
> 
> I am guessing you actually put a carriage return in as the password.
> 
> --
> Mark L. Ferguson   TabletPC MVP
> Email address : marfer_mvp@yahoo.com  Subject: "QZ" + anything
> All email without "QZ" in the subject line will be automatically deleted.
> marfer's notes for XP  >  http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/xp_notes.htm
> .
> 
> "Don Cohen" <doncohen@lens-cap.nc.prestige.net> wrote in message
> news:OFUyUL5fCHA.1744@tkmsftngp11...
> > I have a Gateway 700XL running XPHome.  I need to be able to access the
> > Recovery Console via booting from the XP CD (I've run into occasional hard
> > drive issues when using Partition Magic which need to be repaired this way
> > when I can't boot from the hard drive).
> >
> > When accessing the Recovery Console (R) option during a boot from the XP
> CD:
> >
> > 1. I'm not always asked for the Administrator Password, which seems odd,
> but
> > I have gotten in previously without entering one.
> > 2. When I am asked for it, I can't get in:
> >
> > If I just hit enter as if there isn't a password (since I don't recall
> > setting up a password when I purchased and setup the system earlier this
> > year), it still asks for one.
> >
> > If I enter the password I undoubtedly would have used if I had, it doesn't
> > accept it.
> >
> > Further information:
> >
> > 1.  When I access the Users applet via Control Panel, and go to
> > Administrator (which is the only User set up on this system), I see an
> > option to "Create" a password, but none to change it.  This lead me to
> > conclude that there is no password set up.
> >
> > 2.  During a normal boot from the hard drive into XP, I am never asked for
> > any password (and I'm not running TweakUI on this system to automatically
> > enter it).  Again, this leads me to think no password is present.
> >
> > So:
> >
> > 1. How do I determine for sure if an Administrator Password is present,
> and
> > if it is, how do I find out what it is?
> >
> > 2. If there is no Administrator Password, how do I get Recovery Console to
> > let me in?
> >
> > 3. If I end up needing to create an Administrator Password, am I going to
> > have to enter it with each boot (or get TweakUI to do it)?
> >
> >
> > Bottom line is I don't want to change the system's current boot scenario,
> > where I don't have to enter anything, but I do need to be able to access
> the
> > Recovery Console when booting from the XP CD.
> >
> > Any help greatly appreciated.
> >
> > [One last matter.  I've read through the following MS document, but am not
> > sure this directly pertains to my situation, since I'm not needing to or
> > wanting to access the Recovery Console from the hard drive, and don't
> really
> > need/want it installed there:]
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308402
> >
> > --
> > Don
> > Photo Website at:
> > http://www.dlcphotography.net
> >
> > [Remove the "lens cap" for email]
> >
> >
> >
> 
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: XP Home Recovery Console Password Problem
    ... Boot to Safe Mode. ... > When accessing the Recovery Console option during a boot from the XP ... I'm not always asked for the Administrator Password, which seems odd, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: XP Home Recovery Console Password Problem: Attn: Mark
    ... 'The Password Is Not Valid' Error Message Appears When You Log On to Recovery Console in Windows XP ... In a normal boot, I see the Welcome Screen, but don't recall ... > the Administrator Password when trying to access the Recovery Console ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • XP Home Recovery Console Password Problem
    ... When accessing the Recovery Console option during a boot from the XP CD: ... I'm not always asked for the Administrator Password, which seems odd, but ... Recovery Console when booting from the XP CD. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • password
    ... If you search google for administrator password boot disk ... computer in recovery console, this is what you would have ... Boot to the Windows XP_CD ... press Enter to set up Windows XP ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.accessibility)
  • Update Problem Solution For Fellow Idiots
    ... Software in the Control Panel. ... >taken the update take 30 mins to boot up. ... >>1) Put the Windows 2000 Pro CD in and reboot. ... >>prompt for administrator password, I just hit enter ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.windows_update)